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related or about the video issues, the range varies from playing a video file, the formats, tools to work with it in *nix operatin systems up to issues surrounding it in specific environment (ie. console, framebuffer, X11 ...)

I am having a problem with VLC when I play HQ videos (720p and higher): when I try to look for a particular scene (say I am playing a movie and want to get to go to 30 minute mark) the sound goes off. ...

I want to attach my already setup, video streaming web server Pi to my kite and allow others in the close proximity to view the video via an IP address. There obviously won't be any kind of commercial ...

I'm trying to install Mesa3D for xorg in order to get video drivers working properly.
I get errors such as
.libs/es1api_libGLESv1_CM_la-entry.o: In function `x86_64_entry_start':entry.c:(.text+0x3): ...

I've been converting a bunch of mp4 files to dvd format with movie-to-dvd (from videotrans).
Most of the converting went fine, but some files can't be converted and fail with the following message:
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I placed 2 analog cameras in my countryside. I placed one computer and installed ubuntu with zoneminder, but it was too slow and didn't work properly. So now I have another idea - I have VPS on which ...

I have a television which is 1366x768 resolution.
It is a JVC LT-32EM49.
When devices are connected to it, it lists the normal resolutions such as 480p, 720p, 1080p/i. But it does not list 1366x768.
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I stumbled across a useful command line recorder that allows the user to copy the text when watching the 'recording'. I just cannot remember the name of the project. I just remember you can play and ...

I'm trying to create a USB that I can carry anywhere with my system on it, I know there are Live distros that can be used that way, but I need a very specific installation. The problem is that the USB ...

I am typically using recordmydesktop to record some application interaction; however, on my system, recordmydesktop always shows the same mouse pointer/cursor (the arrow) - regardless if, in reality, ...

I have a HDMI capture device called Live Gamer Portable (AverMedia C875 USB - 07ca:0875), and it has drivers for Windows and Mac, but not for Linux. As it has Mac support, is it possible to access raw ...

I'm trying to build a system that plays a video, such as a scenic landscape or timelapse, split up across 3 large HDTVs to effectively create one large TV.
So far, I've got the computer hooked up and ...

This is a video connection between a Linux PC and an Android tablet.
I really, really don't want to use Skype, but the quality through SIP is just not good enough. Trying to change codecs enabled on ...

This is a problem that's truly got me stumped, and I've been doing support for several decades.
I've set up my in-laws with a pc running Linux Mint 13 (so that they don't screw it up like they would ...

I'm working with Broadcom's 97356 device, which contains an HDMI and an analog video output device.
I'd like to be able to draw stuff to one of those two devices (or both at the same time!) using a ...

On a Mac, specifically, when I use the VLC command line to open a video file, it opens in the background by default. How can I instead move it to the foreground whenever I run the command to open a ...